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Born in the film district of Rome in 1963, the star quickly discovered a passion and talent for music and song

Born on 27 October: Simon Le Bon, singer of Duran Duran and seasoned skipper

He celebrates his 89th birthday today and now partly lives in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, in the south of France.

Stiv Bators was born in Youngstown, Ohio (USA) in 1949. Along with Iggy Pop and the (fake) Ramone brothers, he is an iconic figure of American punk rock.

Jeff Goldblum was born in Pennsylvania in 1952. From an early age, he learned to play the piano and had a true revelation when he discovered jazz.

Manfred Sepse Lubowitz was born in 1940 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and built his entire career in London in the early 1960s.

Born in 1958 on the Isle of Wight, England, Mark King is internationally recognised as one of the most innovative bassists of his generation.

Like the group Devo and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, Lux Interior was born (in 1946) in the city of Akron (Ohio) in the United States.

You have to take a deep breath before saying his name in one go. Karl Edmond De Vere Salinger was born in 1957 in Wales and quietly passed away in March 2024.

The American trombonist, singer and composer was born in 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri.

David Nesta, his real first name, was born in 1968 in the Trenchtown neighbourhood of Kingston, Jamaica. He is the son of Bob Marley and Rita.

What a journey! Christa Päffgen was born in 1938 in Cologne (Germany) before becoming a model, actress and then being dubbed by Andy Warhol.